[Pkg-octave-devel] [RFU] octave-parallel 2.0.5-2

[Thomas Weber]

On Sat, Mar 24, 2012 at 07:00:29PM +0100, Rafael Laboissiere wrote:
> I just pushed the updated Debian files.  I added a debian/check.m file
> for doing a very basic test of the package.  Even this very basic test is
> tricky, though.  This package is intended for communications among
> several hosts, so in debian/chexk.m I simulate an external server by
> launching another octave process [via system()] and open the sockets to
> the "127.0.0.1" hosts.
> 
> It works here when I build the package on my unstable chroot.  I have no
> idea whether this would work inside a cowbuilder or on the autobuilder.
> Please, test.

Fails in cowbuilder.
==============================================================================
Checking package...
Checking m files ...
No protocol specified
No protocol specified
warning: unable to open X11 DISPLAY
Checking CC files ...
No protocol specified
No protocol specified
warning: unable to open X11 DISPLAY
No protocol specified
No protocol specified
warning: unable to open X11 DISPLAY
[Hello, again!]
No protocol specified
No protocol specified
warning: unable to open X11 DISPLAY
error: `pserver' undefined near line 17 column 0
error: called from:
error:   /tmp/buildd/octave-parallel-2.0.5/inst/server.m at line 17, column 0
error: Unable to connect to PC�

: Connection refused
error: called from:
error:   /tmp/buildd/octave-parallel-2.0.5/debian/check.m at line 14, column 9
make: *** [check-pkg] Error 1
dpkg-buildpackage: error: fakeroot debian/rules binary gave error exit status 2
E: Failed autobuilding of package
==============================================================================

I get the same error when using normal dpkg-buildpackage, though.

	Thomas